Overview

Ogmore-by-Sea is a beach at the mouth of the River Ogmore, in the Vale of Glamorgan. Facing southwest towards the Bristol Channel. A popular spot with wave conditions. Watch out for rocks and the river. Significant tidal range.

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Spot forecast for Ogmore-by-sea

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:44 · 6.8 m Low tide 07:45 · 3.9 m High tide 14:33 · 7.1 m Low tide 20:29 · 3.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:16 · 7 m Low tide 08:59 · 3.6 m High tide 15:46 · 7.5 m Low tide 21:40 · 3.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:17 · 7.7 m Low tide 10:06 · 3.1 m High tide 16:40 · 8.2 m Low tide 22:40 · 2.7 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:05 · 8.4 m Low tide 11:03 · 2.5 m High tide 17:24 · 9 m Low tide 23:31 · 2 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:47 · 9.1 m Low tide 11:51 · 1.8 m High tide 18:06 · 9.6 m

Ogmore-by-sea: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

294h

in July · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to August, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 294 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is January, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 164 mm.

Monthly averages: Ogmore-by-sea

Monthly averages — Ogmore-by-sea — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	128 h	7 °C	97 mm
February	24.5	220 h	9 °C	148 mm
March	23.5	219 h	11 °C	82 mm
April	24.5	235 h	14 °C	100 mm
May	26.0	255 h	17 °C	59 mm
June	27.0	360 h	18 °C	73 mm
July	28.5	294 h	19 °C	61 mm
August	28.5	341 h	20 °C	53 mm
September	20.0	213 h	17 °C	164 mm
October	22.0	202 h	15 °C	125 mm
November	17.5	146 h	11 °C	101 mm
December	19.5	160 h	9 °C	114 mm

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Technical details of Ogmore-by-sea spot

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: E, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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